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Quotation dates: 1598-1619
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Nurisch-father, n. Also: nurish(e)-, nourish-, noorishe-. A foster-father. = Nuris-father. Nurse-father. — 1598 James VI Basil. Doron 81/1.
Thinking it ane of youre fairest styles to be calld a louing noorishe [v.rr. nurish-, nourish-] father to the Kirke 1610 Id. in Melvill 787.
The heid nurishe-father 1610 Glasgow Trades House 26.
That he sall continow a nurisch father to the great comfort of all sortis of peapill 1619 J. Sempill Sacrilege Handl. (1619) Ded.
To the … Defender of Christ's Faith and Nourish-father of his Church, James
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